The following is taken from the 26-minute mark in Pastor John Bevere’s “Bait of Satan 5” youtube video. While it can apply to all sin, his comments below are regarding the sin of offense which is powerfully destructive to our lives when you discover how far-reaching it is.
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God says, “I know what you can handle,” and He only allows what He knows we can handle to come by us. Spiritual growth is this: When we encounter unfair treatment, when we encounter offensive behavior and we choose to obey God’s Word in the midst of it rather than react and defend ourselves, avenge ourselves or return evil for the evil that’s done to us, God says when you do that, that is when you grow.
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We grow as we apply His Word to our daily lives. This growth is how we become more and more free in the Lord.
We don’t have to choose God’s ways…We get to choose to live His ways out in our lives. It is the most exhilarating, secure, awesome, liberating, joyful, protective, privileged opportunity anyone can have. And it can only be truly appreciated, understood and experienced by those who choose to do it.
Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.